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Abby Shepherd

Player Profile
Class:
Senior
Hometown:
Milford
High School:
Milford
Last College:
Connecticut
Height:
5-7
Position:
Midfield

All-Big Ten performer who ranks among the most talented midfielders in the country ... Combines a tireless work ethic with a professional attitude ... Possesses amazing passing skills and great vision.

2003: Second-Team All-Big Ten ... Started all 20 games ... Ranked fifth on the team with 12 points, including tied for fourth with four goals and tied for fourth with four assists ... Scored the game-winning goal in a 1-0 season-opening victory over Furman (8/29) ... Tallied single goals vs. Detroit (9/7), Western Michigan (9/14) and Minnesota (9/26) ... Academic All-Big Ten.

2002: First-Team All-Big Ten and First-Team All-Great Lakes Region honoree ... started all 21 games in her first year with the Spartans ... ranked fifth on the team with 12 points, including four goals (tied for fourth) and four assists (tied for fourth) ... opened her Spartan career with one goal and one assist vs. Bowling Green (9/1) ... scored single goals vs. Iowa (9/22), Purdue (10/13) and Detroit (10/20) ... recorded assists vs. Eastern Michigan (9/6), Northwestern (10/18) and Central Michigan (10/30) ... 2002 All-Big Ten Tournament Team.

2001: Appeared in 24 games, starting 22, helping lead Connecticut to a berth in the NCAA Tournament ... tied for fifth on the squad with eight points on two goals and four assists.

High School and Personal: Earned two varsity letters at Milford High School, after earning letters as a freshman and sophomore at Mercy High School ... earned all-region, all-area and all-county honors ... played club soccer for the Michigan Hawks, capturing seven state championships ... 2000 WAGS Cup Champion ... won back-to-back regional championships in 2001 and 2002 ... captured the 2001 National Championship ... five-year member of the ODP Regional team and was a three-time member of the national pool ... earned one letter in cross country and two in track and field ... state runner-up and regional champion with cross country team in 2000 as a senior ... National Honor Society and Spanish Honor Society member ... born 5/24/83 ... daughter of Nathan and Tamara Shepherd. 

Year	GP	Goals	Assists	Points
2001	24 	2	4	8
2002	21	4	4	12
2003	20	4	4	12
Totals	65	10	12	32